[BlindMath] Screen reader extension for viewing math content in LaTeX and AsciiMath notations as MathML

Nikita nikitamailings at yandex.com
Sun Sep 13 20:49:43 UTC 2020


Hi Alastair.
Yes, the extension uses the latest MathJax engine v3.1.1.
MathJax is configured for general math and generates formulas as block elements.
The following constructions are processed correctly for me:
\bf{x}
\bar{x}
\hat{x}
Please write the exact notations that don't work for you.
I will try to investigate this problem.
Best regards, Nikita.

-----Original Message-----
From: BlindMath <blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Alastair Irving via BlindMath
Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2020 10:34 PM
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Subject: Re: [BlindMath] Screen reader extension for viewing math content in LaTeX and AsciiMath notations as MathML

Hi

Thank you for posting this, your extension looks really useful.

There seem to be quite a few LaTeX commands which aren't recognised.  It 
looks like you're using MathJax for the translation so I expected it 
would be able to handle anything that MathJax could, but that doesn't 
seem to be the case.  For example, bold letters with \mathbf or \bf are 
not translated, neither is \bar or \hat.

Anyway, this is a great start.

Alastair

On 12/09/2020 19:31, Nikita via BlindMath wrote:
> Hello everybody!
>
> nvMathViewer has been released. It is a free extension for screen readers
> that can be used to view mathematical content in LaTeX and AsciiMath
> notations as MathML.
>
> These notations are widely used to write mathematical symbols and formulas
> in computer systems. However, understanding LaTeX and AsciiMath requires
> special knowledge and skills that the average user may not have, such as a
> simple schoolboy or a humanitarian student. In addition, reading these
> notations directly may not be convenient enough, because it does not provide
> additional opportunities for analyzing the structure of formulas.
>
> nvMathViewer solves these problems and enables blind users to quickly view
> any LaTeX or AsciiMath notations using special functions of screen readers
> for non-visual reading mathematical content and structural navigation
> through it.
>
> The extension is supplied for two of the most popular screen readers such as
> NVDA and JAWS.
>
> Links:
>
> Add-on for NVDA 2019.3 and newer -
> https://tseykovets.ru/download/nvda/nvMathViewer.nvda-addon
>
> Extension for JAWS 16.0 and newer -
> https://tseykovets.ru/download/jaws/nvMathViewer.zip
>
> Source code - https://github.com/tseykovets/nvmathviewer
>
> Best regards, Nikita.
>
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